In this age of chasing nickels around dollar bills,
opinions are ten a penny.
The intentionally ignorant, not realizing
speech is silver but silence is golden,
spew rhetoric that is often not the full shilling
or, at best, a day late and a dollar short.
Keep in mind most political conversation
is not worth a plugged nickel
to anyone not of like mind
and you can bet your bottom dollar
that most are not in for a penny in for a pound
and will turn on a dime if it benefits them.
Dollars to doughnuts,
this great ideological divide
is sure to cost us all a pretty penny.

Creatively focused
with fingertips tapping keys,
I feel my sock tug at my toe.
A slight shift of foot elicits a minor slap impact,
another toe tug
and a bite.
Daring to look down,
I spy dark eyes
peering through furry brows
and a small paw on my instep.
It seems everyone's a critic...